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Despite higher demand driven by seasonal conditions, including a sharp rise in evening consumption as temperatures dropped, with peak demand at times reaching nearly 2 000MW above anticipated levels, the system has remained stable, Eskom said late on Friday. “This has been achieved alongside the natural tapering of solar generation at sunset, demonstrating enhanced operational resilience […]
Romford, England — In the era of rapid development in artificial intelligence, AI technology is continuously driving the comprehensive upgrade of digital finance and intelligent computing power ecosystems. More and more users are focusing on intelligent, automated, and more transparent digital return models, and AI intelligent systems are gradually becoming an important trend in industry […]
The current trajectory of the Avalanche price and the explosive recovery of the Solana price have long dominated investor headlines, serving as benchmarks for market health and retail momentum. While these established giants fight for dominance, savvy investors are already hunting for the next big crypto that offers more than just theoretical scalability. This search […]
As it adapts to the artificial intelligence era, the company is pushing many of its 78,000 workers to use the technology, and preparing to lay some of them off.
The economics of on-device computing have, for the first time in the PC’s long history, been broken by the data centre.
“It seems every other day I am reading a story about a massive insider trading scandal.”
Airtel Africa has delayed its mobile money initial public offering to late 2026, citing war-driven margin pressures.
Stability is needed as Sita looks to re-establish itself as a trusted service provider for government IT services.
While only rolled out to some TikTok users, the feature’s bizarre AI-generated descriptions were shared widely.
In AMC’s merciless satire, the tech lords are extracting all they can from the business (and us) before everything goes to hell.
Most organisations invest in perimeter security. The database – where the data actually lives – is the layer most often left ungoverned.
The Competition Commission has opened the door to settlement talks over an alleged 2014 market-division pact.
While the dollar SaaS stack squeezes IT budgets, Zoho’s rand-priced bundle is gaining ground in South Africa.
My prank demonstrated how our minds can adversely affect our health, and scientists are increasingly showing that negative thoughts can produce very real symptoms
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ChatGPT maker OpenAI is pushing voice AI beyond transcription, towards agents that can act in real time.
Water minister Rose Jackson calls drying in Gwydir region ‘devastating’ as bill passes upper house
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Water flows to parched New South Wales wetlands where an urgent rescue mission to save dying wildlife unfolded are a step closer to resuming after legislation passed the state parliament’s upper house.
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The platform said it would remove end-to-end encrypted messages, a major U‑turn by parent company Meta.
Man, 69, is in intensive care in Johannesburg, while expedition guide Martin Anstee, 56, receiving care in Netherlands
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A British passenger, understood to be a 69-year-old man, was taken to South Africa on 27 April and is receiving care at a private...
Meta said Ofcom’s calculations were “disproportionate”; the regulator said it would defend its position.
The rocket company’s new semiconductor factory, called Terafab, is part of the billionaire’s increasing efforts to dominate artificial intelligence.
Digital identity experts have welcomed new draft regulations as a good starting point but have flagged areas of concern.